It's quite amazing what a lean, diligent, hardworking team can accomplish day to day, but we lift up our national team today asking that the Lord would also provide restorative times of rest for each one of them according to their need. We pray that our labours are never a distraction from greater spiritual growth.
As we approach the holiday season, we pray that the presence of God would be personally felt and experienced in the lives of every staff member, volunteer, partner, supporter, and especially, in the lives of those we serve. Help us to truly know the One we long to be like, Lord!
We pray for a paradigm shift right now in the lives of prisoners and ex-prisoners everywhere across Canada. Though some of the lessons we fail to learn may take us to dark places in life, we pray that you would just begin to brilliantly shine through the darkness, revealing a Savior who is close to […]
We end this month praying that the peace of God would rule in our hearts. That the manifest peace seen through our lives would impact the world around us, and that the peace all people seek would be ultimately found in the Prince of Peace, Jesus!
We thank the Lord for the ministry of local sponsors to the families of prisoners through Angel Tree Christmas, and pray that as the gifts are delivered throughout this month, that the Holy Spirit will find unique ways to bind these two parties together in ways that lead to ongoing community connection, and fellowship in […]
We want to lift up a caller on our PFC by Phone lines who continually struggles with very vivid dreams of returning back to drugs. The dream troubles him deeply and discourages him that he will not be successful upon release to stay clean. But we know the power of our chainbreaking God, so we […]
We thank the Lord for every one of the students who attend weekly Bible based curriculum training across Canada in prison, and pray for both their understanding and application of all that they learn, but also for the connections being formed through the classes. We pray that the dividing wall of hostility between prisoner groups […]
We’ve had a lot of new volunteer team matchups with clients recently, and that has also included remote connections via Zoom. We pray that despite these additional challenges to connecting, that the presence of the Lord would be made manifest at each gathering. We also pray for more local volunteers in the cities of greatest […]
We pray for our group of graduates who recently completed their work through the Forgiveness Journey curriculum and ask the Lord to grace each one with a strong affirmation of his love and forgiveness toward them, and pray that this results in their ability to also find a deeper sense of self acceptance and extend […]
We thank the Lord for all of the Chaplains who labour unceasingly in a variety of ways both spiritually and administratively in their ministry of compassion towards the prisoner population. We pray that the Lord continues to bestow a spirit of knowledge, understanding, wisdom, and excellence upon each one of them in all that they […]
We pray for our staff, volunteers, and partners as we prepare to move to our new CRM environment in the next month or so, and we ask the Lord to go before us and prepare each heart and mind to fearlessly receive these new developments. We pray not only to receive it, but to comprehend […]
We pray for the remote sponsorships; the last minute applications, and for the full need of all Angel Tree children to be completely fulfilled by sponsors this year. May the Lord raise up support where it is needed in every place across Canada, so that each and every child can wake up to a beautifully […]
We lift up a long time caller who has expressed challenges with sexual identity and pray that the Lord uses this quiet space away to help him begin to heal from past abuses; to begin to see himself as the Lord sees him, and to grow into an understanding of his identity in Christ that […]
We pray for those men and women who are new in their experience of the Canadian justice system. We’ve seen how this process reveals the anxieties of many; causes fears to abound, and deeply affects the mental state of the populace, but we pray that God is working all things together for good, and using […]
We pray that the light of the Lord who holds sovereign power over kings and rulers would bring to light any areas of injustice that attempt to thwart the good work that He intends to accomplish through the systems that are in place. We also lift up the very systems themselves and ask the Lord […]
We pray for open doors across Canada for our restorative justice programs to find new places to thrive at institutions of every security level. We pray that the Lord would go before us and prepare the hearts of those who are ready and able to undergo this deeply restorative work to find their way towards […]
We pray that the Lord will continue to bless our new Skills Development initiative and grow this resource into an active, ongoing, and flourishing support for justice affected individuals all across Canada. May the Lord continue to draw clients to us who are struggling to find gainful employment so that they might benefit from this […]
We lift up all of our staff and volunteers across Canada and ask the Lord to use this Christmas season upon us to restore a deep connection of meaning behind why we do what we do, and overflow our hearts with gratefulness once again, expressed through joy, for what our Savior has done for us […]
We lift up a young man who has just completed the apprenticeship bootcamp through our Skills Development initiative, and is trying to figure out the next steps for his life. With a rather precarious housing situation, and his dependence upon public transport to get to potential job sites, it has created additional challenges to him […]
We pray for every volunteer across Canada and ask that the Holy Spirit will continue to work of sanctification by teaching our hearts and minds throughout the journey of serving others. We pray that there will be a holy shift of perspectives about prisoners. We pray that the church across Canada would continue to grow […]
We pray for those returning citizens who are released from prison and who are quickly swept away from their faith by the cares of this world, and allow themselves to be pulled further and further away from God to find their way back home this season. We pray that the ringing of the church bells, […]
We pray for every volunteer who serves on the PFC by Phone line, and ask the Lord to anoint and take each one to a new level of expression in their faith; one that has deeply studied to understand the vast variety of issues that prisoners might bring to a conversation, and one who is […]
We thank the Lord for the many partners who have supplied our every need in a variety of ways that support our efforts of equipping the local church to take the ministry to prisoners. We pray that as we embark upon new ventures of reaching this vast population, that the Lord would go before us […]
May the Lord give us the clarity of mind to tie up all the necessary loose ends required so that we can put down the full weight of our labours over these next few days and allow ourselves to enter more fully into His rest. Remove distractions, direct our thoughts, and lead us in the […]
We continue to thank the Lord for the progress we have made once again in this past year of taking the ministry further into Quebec prisons. We pray for continued wisdom to navigate all of the challenges in understanding our francophone neighbours so that we can continue to grow our influence and impact there.
May the staff and volunteers who work so tirelessly to facilitate meaningful healing for others also find deeply meaningful means of restoration for their own lives this holiday season. May the Lord provide the perfect recipe for all that is needed to restore each one of us during the Christmas holidays.
We pray that every sponsorship will be so abundantly fulfilled through our Angel Tree Christmas sponsors that each child will now have a hopeful surprise to look forward to in the days to follow. May the Spirit of the Lord be with all the little children bestowing a strong sense of connection to their distant […]
As we reflect upon the goodness of God this past year, we pray that our hearts would rise up in thanksgiving and praise toward the God who has intimately known our every way, and yet, has called us His very own. We pray that tonight will be a time of reflection for prisoners across Canada […]
We are so grateful for our many prayer partners, faithful volunteers, dedicated national team, and most of all, those we serve. We pray for peace across Canadian prisons - for those who serve - and those who are served by us. May the Lord grant each one deep, abiding peace beyond comprehension.
We pray that the devices of the cultures influence that leads many to be confused about their identity, their purpose, or their mission would be exposed by the light of life. May the truth of what truly matters most no longer be affected or influenced by the non-stop pursuit and striving in our culture for […]
We pray that the things that have perplexed us and caused us much uncertainty throughout this year would find a meaningful and certain end in these last days of the year. We pray that we would have the wisdom to know what things need to be laid down, and what new things need to be […]
We lift up those returning citizens who are returning from prison during this time of the year, and pray that each one has a safe, healthy, and thriving place to return to that they can call ‘home’. We pray that the connections our Bridgecare clients have made with their Bridgecare teams serve as a glimpse […]
We pray that the glory of the Lord would come to rest upon prisons across Canada, and that the local church, in seeking God, would come to find Him in their going with the Gospel to prisoners - a ministry so dear to the heart of God. We pray for the local church, especially those […]
We pray that the Holy Spirit would inspire our hearts to marvel and wonder at the God who is capable of things beyond what we can imagine. May our fears of the ‘new’ things He has in store for us cease, and may a child-like wonder arise once again in us, hopeful, and filled with […]
As we embark upon the final transitioning moments from one season into another, we don’t often ‘feel’ the shift that is taking place, but may this new season inspire our hearts and thoughts with a vision for all that You have in store for us, Lord. May we catch the vision, and do everything in […]